hey guys, I havent been on here in awhile but because im also a knick fan I wanted to give u my perspective of Lee. I was one of the few knick fans who did not like Lee when he was in New York because of his weak defense, mediocre post moves, lack of strength, and soft attitude. Every game Lee will complain to refs about foul calls, sometimes not getting back on D to argue. He can't guard anyone in the NBA and is truly one of the worst defenders in the league. Offensively he has tremendously improved, changing from a hustle player into a solid big man with a good mid range shot. Like I already said though, his post moves are mediocre and most of his points come in pick and roll which he is very good at. His passing skills are also improving but his numbers were inflated because he had to run the offense at times. He has however an elite rebounder which is easily his best attribute. Overall your getting a guy that will crash the boards, hit mid range shots, run an efficient pick and roll, but play no defense, bitch at refs, and will put up far lower numbers than he did last year if he isn't the #1 option every night.

jimbob631 wrote:hey guys, I havent been on here in awhile but because im also a knick fan I wanted to give u my perspective of Lee. I was one of the few knick fans who did not like Lee when he was in New York because of his weak defense, mediocre post moves, lack of strength, and soft attitude. Every game Lee will complain to refs about foul calls, sometimes not getting back on D to argue. He can't guard anyone in the NBA and is truly one of the worst defenders in the league. Offensively he has tremendously improved, changing from a hustle player into a solid big man with a good mid range shot. Like I already said though, his post moves are mediocre and most of his points come in pick and roll which he is very good at. His passing skills are also improving but his numbers were inflated because he had to run the offense at times. He has however an elite rebounder which is easily his best attribute. Overall your getting a guy that will crash the boards, hit mid range shots, run an efficient pick and roll, but play no defense, bitch at refs, and will put up far lower numbers than he did last year if he isn't the #1 option every night.

Thanks for the perspective Jimbob. Couple of points:

1- His mid range is damn good. For all forwards and centers that took at least 4 shots per game from the 16-23 foot range, his shooting % was top 52- He may not have great back to the basket post moves, but for all power fowards and centers, he has more shot attempts per game AT THE RIM (meaning within 1 foot of the rim) than ANYONE other than Zach Randolph. More than Dwight Howard, Stoudamire, Boozer, Bynum, Lopez, etc. So no matter how he does it, he is very effective at getting to the rim.

jimbob631 wrote:hey guys, I havent been on here in awhile but because im also a knick fan I wanted to give u my perspective of Lee. I was one of the few knick fans who did not like Lee when he was in New York because of his weak defense, mediocre post moves, lack of strength, and soft attitude. Every game Lee will complain to refs about foul calls, sometimes not getting back on D to argue. He can't guard anyone in the NBA and is truly one of the worst defenders in the league. Offensively he has tremendously improved, changing from a hustle player into a solid big man with a good mid range shot. Like I already said though, his post moves are mediocre and most of his points come in pick and roll which he is very good at. His passing skills are also improving but his numbers were inflated because he had to run the offense at times. He has however an elite rebounder which is easily his best attribute. Overall your getting a guy that will crash the boards, hit mid range shots, run an efficient pick and roll, but play no defense, bitch at refs, and will put up far lower numbers than he did last year if he isn't the #1 option every night.

Thanks for the perspective Jimbob. Couple of points:

1- His mid range is damn good. For all forwards and centers that took at least 4 shots per game from the 16-23 foot range, his shooting % was top 52- He may not have great back to the basket post moves, but for all power fowards and centers, he has more shot attempts per game AT THE RIM (meaning within 1 foot of the rim) than ANYONE other than Zach Randolph. More than Dwight Howard, Stoudamire, Boozer, Bynum, Lopez, etc. So no matter how he does it, he is very effective at getting to the rim.

On my way to work this morning I got to thinking: if the deadline for bids was July 4, does that mean that the new ownership group may have given the nod to the Lee signing, or even asked the Warriors front office to do the deal? I know nothing was final on Monday, July 5, but perhaps the organization knew who the high bidder was and discussed the Lee move?

If so, it's a pretty good sign that the new ownership group wants to immediately improve the roster.

Was thinking the same. The new owners had to be involved in someway with the trade, even if it was just an approval. You can't be in the middle of a contract negotiation with a business and allow it to make changes without approval.

Given Lacob is a Celtics owner, he'd have seen Lee a decent amount too.